Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
May 23, 2009
Blacksburg, Va. -- The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine is offering a new outpatient advanced imaging service for surrounding small-animal veterinary practices starting in June.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tomas Baker, MS
Abdominal ultrasound provides valuable clinical information about the peritoneal cavity, great vessels, abdominal viscera and lymph nodes obtained in a noninvasive fashion, with no confirmed adverse biologic effects, and usually not necessitating sedation or anesthesia.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Autumn Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Tomas Baker, MS
In the bitch and queen, documented abnormalities of the estrous cycle, pregnancy and the periparturient period, and even disorders of the residual reproductive tract in ovariohysterectomized females, call for ultrasonographic evaluation of the uterus and ovaries.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Autumn Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Tomas Baker, MS
The use of ultrasound as a tool in canine and feline reproduction has expanded from its initial role in early pregnancy diagnosis to its current use in the approach to clinical reproduction (obstetrics, infertility, urogenital disorders and pediatrics).
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Autumn Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Tomas Baker, MS
Generally, any evidence of change in reproductive performance or of genitourinary disorders detected on physical examination or laboratory analysis indicates the need for ultrasound evaluation in the male dog and cat.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
April 1, 2009 By:Sarah M. Puchalski, DVM, DACVR
One of the first steps in switching to digital radiography is deciding what type of system to purchase.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Tomas Baker, MS
The normal uterus is best located by scanning transversely between the urinary bladder and the colon.
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Source: CVC PROCEEDINGS April 1, 2009 By:Autumn Davidson, DVM, MS, DACVIM, Tomas Baker, MS
Pediatric patients are commonly presented to the veterinarian because of signs referable to the abdominal cavity due to congenital anomalies, dietary indiscretion, parasitic infestation and infectious disease.
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